Bluestaeb is one of the key figures of a new generation of up and coming HipHop beatmakers, who have emancipated from genre thinking and instead merge old school aesthetics with a new school attitude and organic instrumentation.
In 2015, his critically acclaimed sophomore album "Rodalquilar"(via Jakarta Records), set a blueprint for this approach by
combining warm samples, futuristic synth melodies and tight drum
programming. The album is dedicated to the Andalusian town of the same name, a mythic place in the south of Spain, where Bluestaeb spent much of his childhood and where still continues to gather inspiration from.
Influenced by Madlib's "Shades Of Blue" and trained in African drum techniques such as Djembé and Darbuka, Bluestaeb had been crafting his own beats since his teenage years and gradually found his sound identity through experimenting with HipHop and Jazz – first to be heard by a broader music community in 2013, when he released his debut album "1991 Extraterrestrial" (Radio Juicy). Since then the prolific young artist has released numerous solo and collaboration projects ("B.L.U.E. Friday" in 2015 and „Sidekicks“ with S. Fidelity in 2016). In 2016, he produced collaborative album "LIT - Lost In Translation“ with rapper JuJu Rogers, a keen manifesto against racism, xenophobia and the rise of anti-heroes such as Donald Trump.
Today, Bluestaeb lives and works in Paris and Berlin and is set to
release his third solo album “Everything Is Always a Process”, a
smooth Neo Soul-induced epic featuring artists such as Noah Slee, Harleighblu and Melodiesinfonie, via Jakarta Records in 2018.
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released June 15, 2018
EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS A PROCESS
Gesamtlänge 36:35 min
No Time For Small Talk (The Intro) 1:57 min
75 bpm
Paris 2017
Synth (Prophet 08 PE) & additional production by Jonathan Aréna
Mr feat. Noah Slee 2:28 min
94 bpm
Berlin & Paris 2015 - 2017
additional vocals by Giselle
mixed at Suff Daddy’s studio Berlin
Hey (Interlude) 1:08 min
91,66 bpm
Paris 2017
Left & Right 3:09 min
108 bpm
Paris 2017
Piano (Korg SV-1) & bass (prophet 8 PE) by Jonathan Aréna
All Smooth feat. Ash Shakur 2:57 min
114 bpm
Paris & London 2016 - 2017
saxophone by Martin Giffard
mixed by S. Fidelity at Abbey Road Institute London
STAAAY 2:23 min
92 bpm & 73 bpm
Paris 2016
No Way feat. Harleighblu 3:26 min
112 bpm
Berlin & Paris 2016 - 2017
bass guitar by Anthony (Pij Bass) Robinson
original piano composition by Benjamin James
recorded at Red Bull Studio Berlin
How It’s Done 1:38 min
89 bpm
Paris 2017
Complete 1:28 min
89,43 bpm
Paris 2017
Alright 3:22 min
111 bpm
Paris 2015 - 2016
Hot Shit 1:30 min
88 bpm
Berlin & Paris 2016
trumpet by Necky (Underground Canopy)
bass guitar by Anthony (Pij Bass) Robinson
piano (Rhodes) by Benjamin James
recorded at Red Bull Studio Berlin
Mind feat. Noah Slee & MAÏA 3:09 min
92 bpm
Berlin & Paris 2016 - 2017
additional piano (Korg SV-1) by Jonathan Aréna
guitar by Jeremy Guitarwatson
What It Is 2:33 min
95 bpm
Paris 2016 - 2017
Piano & Synth (Korg microKorg) by Jonathan Aréna
All Day feat. Pete Flux 3:20 min
89 bpm
Paris 2015 - 2017
Last Minute Session Cut (The Outro) feat. Melodiesinfonie & S. Fidelity 2:09 min
82 bpm
Paris 2017 - 2018
supported by 67 fans who also own “Everything Is Always a Process”
How many hip-hop albums can you name that remind you that professional POS Steve Bannon made his money off of Seinfeld? Oh yeah, the music itself is super groovy too. World of Echo